There may not be many people who understand the profound meaning of movies, unless they have the knowledge of Japanese literature, history and philosophy.

Aletha 2022-01-19 08:02:08

Just finished the movie review class, write a few sentences while it's hot. (I didn’t watch the movie very carefully, and I forgot to attend the class. I hope to correct any mistakes.)

One of the reasons for the slow pace of the film is that Hiroshi Kee was born in a documentary. This feature-length feature film uses many documentary methods-such as interviews and research. Therefore, interviews with the characters at the beginning of the film will appear to be mixed-but the director interviewed hundreds of people and asked Their most impressive memories of life, many actors are also selected in the interview. This can be regarded as an innovation of the documentary technique of mixed film techniques.

PS: It is Hirokazu's film style that is not in a prosperous city. It is related to the director's life experience. He was born in a remote area of ​​Kyoto; at the same time, Kyoto is an ancient cultural capital, plus the director's background in literature, history and philosophy and high education. His films will have a lot of things related to the core of Japanese culture.

In addition, the film is a discussion of dual meanings: the meaning of life and the meaning of movies.

The meaning of life: Japanese culture has a different and ethereal interpretation of life and death. The main purpose of the film is that people do not need to be successful in order to be meaningful when they are alive. People will inevitably have an impact on others when they are alive. This positive and positive The impact may be the meaning of life.

The meaning of movies: What is the meaning of the existence of movies in this era of popular image culture? Does the good memory segment in our minds count as a movie? We die and leave with good memories. Does video media also play an important role in life? Here the author sublimated the connotation of the movie.

1. There is a girl who said that her life memories chose to have a happy time at Disney, and later changed to the days she spent with her mother-here is a metaphor for the impact of American culture on the thinking of Japanese teenagers. The author hopes that the local Japanese culture will not be forgotten by the younger generation. . This is also inspiring for China's education.

2. There is an old grandmother's memory that stays at the age of nine (or seven years old). What is the most meaningful part of her life? Does this unique life trajectory also have a different meaning?

3. Another person’s interview reflects the director’s reflection on Japan’s early oppression of the Korean nation.

4. The filmmakers in Paradise Station are all dead. They have not sorted out the memories of their lives, so they did not choose to leave. The places where China's Yin and Yang realms intersect are Naihe Bridge, Meng Po Tang, and Bull Head Horse Noodles. This film believes that the yin and yang realms are not superhuman spirits and ghosts, but we human beings. Here is also a manifestation of humanism.

5. There are some I forgot. . . To be honest, I don’t think I can go to TAT, I still have to read more

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After Life quotes

  • Kenji Yamamoto, who wants to forget his past: Say I choose a memory, from when I was eight or ten years old. Then I'll only remember how I felt back then? I'll be able to forget everything else? Really? You can forget? Well, then that really is heaven.